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Articles with tag "United Kingdom"

Britain’s Former Defense Secretary Is Now a Wanted Man in Russia

The warrant, which police have not confirmed, is reportedly connected to comments Ben Wallace made at the Warsaw Security Forum last year.

U.K. Sanctions Russian ‘Disinformation’ Outfit Over Plot to Sway Armenian Elections

The new measures target 49 employees of the Social Design Agency, a group already under Western sanctions for alleged election interference.
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Russian Customs Seize British Children’s Books as ‘Extremist Literature’

The books shown included “The Dinosaurs Who Met Santa Claus” and “Baby’s Very First Big Play Book.”
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U.K. Targets Russian Army Recruitment Network and Drone Suppliers in Latest Sanctions Package

The new measures target what British officials condemned as a “barbaric” network that lures foreign nationals to Russia with the promise of work,...
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Russian Billionaire Abramovich Takes Britain to ECHR Over Jersey Probe

Abramovich's representatives say the investigation is holding up the release of funds from the 2.5-billion-pound ($3.37 billion) sale of Chelsea FC.
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British Navy Says It Tracked Russian Submarines Surveying Undersea Cables in North Atlantic

British Defense Secretary John Healy said the tracking operation had lasted more than a month.
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Russia Expels British Diplomat Over Alleged Economic Espionage

The British Embassy in Moscow dismissed the spying allegations and called the expulsion “completely unacceptable.”
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Moscow Summons British and French Ambassadors Over Deadly Ukrainian Attack on Bryansk

Ukraine's military said it used Storm Shadow missiles, developed by Britain and France, in the attack that killed eight people on Tuesday.
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British Court Allows Yukos Shareholders to Pursue Russian Assets in $65Bln Dispute

The decision marks the latest step in a two-decade effort by investors to obtain compensation following the collapse of Yukos.
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Kremlin Warns of Potential Threat of Ukraine Acquiring Nuclear Weapons From West

Russian foreign intelligence officials claimed that France and the United Kingdom are secretly planning to supply Ukraine with a nuclear weapon.
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United Kingdom Targets Transneft in ‘Biggest Sanctions Package’ Since 2022 Invasion

London also sanctioned 175 companies in the Dubai-based 2Rivers group, which British authorities accuse of being one of the world’s largest “shadow...
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Russian Captain Found Guilty in Fatal North Sea Crash

After eight hours of deliberation, the jury convicted Vladimir Motin of the manslaughter by gross negligence of Filipino sailor Mark Angelo Pernia.
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U.K. Expels Russian Diplomat in Tit-for-Tat Move

The expulsion came after Moscow accused a British diplomat of being a spy and ordered him to leave the country.
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U.K. Targets Tatneft in Latest Update to Sanctions Against Russia

The latest measures include six oil and gas companies, among them Tatneft, Russneft and NNK-Oil, as well as seven trading firms and four chemical companies...
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U.K. PM Warns Abramovich 'Clock Is Ticking' Over Chelsea Sale Fund

The frozen £2.5 billion generated from the sale of the club has been earmarked to help Ukraine's war victims.
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Putin Found 'Morally Responsible' for Nerve Agent Death in U.K.

Dawn Sturgess died after spraying herself with what she thought was perfume from a discarded bottle but turned out to be Novichok in the Skripal poisonings...
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Britain Warns Putin as Russian Military Ship Enters Its Waters

"We see you. We know what you’re doing. If the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready," Defense Secretary John Healey said in a messaged aimed...
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Kremlin Confirms Failed Backchannel Contact With U.K. Security Adviser 

The FT reported that the conversation “did not go well” and failed to establish a regular line of communication between London and Moscow.
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Russia and U.K. Tied in Billionaires Ranking

The two countries now share fourth place behind the United States (with 1,135 billionaires), China (321) and Germany (184).
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In First, British Warship Shadows Russian Navy Vessel in North Sea Under NATO Command

The Portsmouth-based HMS Duncan tracked the Russian anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov as it transited the North Sea.
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